Sister Helen Prejean: Sparking Dialogue on the Death Penalty

Author of Dead Man Walking, Roman Catholic Nun Helen Prejean began her prison ministry in 1981 and is a leading advocate for the abolition of the death penalty as well as the founder of SURVIVE, an advocacy group in New Orleans devoted to counseling families of victims of violence. Her work examines how flaws inextricably entwined in the death penalty system inevitably lead to innocent people being executed. Sponsored by the CCC. Robbins Peace Lecture.